Silhouette Vinyl Ratchet Blade Setting

Blade ratchet to change blade setting on each machine made in the last 3 years or so there is a round indentation on the machine in the lower left hand side.

Silhouette vinyl ratchet blade setting.

Just remove the blade from the carriage put it blade side down into the indention and turn until the blade is on the setting you want. The silhouette cameo 3 and 4 are the only silhouette machines that use the auto blade. My friend and fellow instructor elly from silhouette secrets has diagnosed this issue so often on facebook that she keeps a photo of a properly installed blade on hand to post whenever someone is having cutting issues. Each package contains 1 cutting blade with 1 ratchet cap.

This is a tool you can use to change the setting on the blade. The blue fabric blade should only be used to cut fabric. This tool eliminates the need to manually adjust the blade depth. The older versions of the cameo also use a ratchet blade.

This tool eliminates the need to manually adjust the blade depth. This blade is perfect for cutting materials from cardstock to vinyl to fabric. How to apply heat transfer vinyl. Heat transfer vinyl dropdown menu i had to adjust my ratchet blade setting to 10 this will give me the down force i need to cut brick 1 000.

Returns or exchanges of silhouette products are prohibited unless customer presents original receipt and products are in new unopened condition. The older versions of the cameo also use a ratchet blade. Just insert the tip of the blade and twist. The silhouette cameo 3 is the only silhouette machine that uses the auto blade.

Trim the heat transfer vinyl close to your design cutting through both the plastic backing and the material. However since the cameo 3 and 4 are equipped with a dual carriage you can still use the ratchet blades. 1 blade is not properly inserted and or locked down. Now we are ready to cut so i m going to lay my scrap piece of brick 1 000 on my mat.

To adjust the blade use the gray ratchet that came with the blade or the built in ratchet on the actual silhouette machine. However since the cameo 3 is equipped with a dual carriage you can still use the ratchet blades. Once your silhouette is finished cutting unload the media or cutting mat. When inserted and locked into the machine the fin on the blade s housing should be pointing to 6 o clock.

Change your blade depth to the indicated setting and click cut.